When Tom Hingley published his memoir Carpet Burns: Life With Inspiral Carpets in 2012, he toured the book with a series of live concerts and Q&A’s to literature festivals and special events. This is a feature length document these events with a mixture of words and music.
In this film
Platform 3, Dewsbury Train Station
‘Stand By Me’
Book Launch, Martin Harris Centre, Manchester University
Q&A With Mike Joyce
‘Sackville’
Q&A (cont)
Chester Literature Festival, Laugh Inn, Chester
‘I Don’t Want To Be A Fighter Anymore’
Deer Shed Festival, Baldersby Park, Topcliffe
Q&A With Dave Simpson
‘Leaving It All Behind’
Morley Literature Festival, St Peter’s Church, Morley
Intro Jenny Harris
‘Good’
Q&A With Chris Bond
Cadence Cafe, Tyldesley
‘Soul High’
Rochdale Literature and Ideas Festival, Flying Horse, Rochdale
Q&A With Steve Cooke
‘Prodigal Son’
Tom Hingley & The Lovers, The Ruby Lounge, Manchester
Reading from Julius Caesar: Act 3 Scene 2
‘Niagara’
‘This Is How It Feels’
For more clips related to Carpet Burns, including further clips from tour – the full launch video plus more songs Chester Literature Festival and The Lovers gig at The Ruby Lounge – see this YouTube playlist
For more content on Carpet Burns, visit: carpetburns.wordpress.com
Tom Hingley website: www.tomhingley.co.uk
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